A single-engine plane crashed into shallow waters 10 miles away from the Homestead Airport early Friday morning, but thethree people aboard weren't injured, authorities said.
The Federal Aviation Administration said the Cirrus SR-22 plane was registered to a Weston-based company called Florida Limited Liability Company.
The plane had departed from Opa-Locka Airport and was headed to Key West, said FAA spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen.
Pilot Deavin Beattie and co-pilot Jeff Steinberg and passenger Dr. Todd Schwartz said they had taken their friend's plane and were going to have lunch in Key West when they lost power. They went through the steps to refire the engine, but at 6,000 feet they started to glide at 1,000 feet per minute.
They said they wanted to initally land the plane on U.S. 1, but there were too many vehicles. Instead, they landed in six inches of water at 10:34 a.m.
"We've been trained for these things. We hope they don't happen, but unfortunately today it happened. It's a good day. We walked away," Steinberg said.
It crashed around U.S. 1 and Mile Marker 119.
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"I think we are maybe a little sore, but it's very rare that you walk away any scratches," Steinberg said.
Aerial footage showed traffic backed up on U.S.1 and emergency personnel and firetrucks lined along the highway.
